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chile is a long
narrow country between the andes mountains
mountains
and the pacific ocean it has deserts
lakes mountains
and volcanoes this incredible landscape
makes chile very popular with tourists
but what do they do some tourists
visit cities like santiago the capital
of chile
others travel north to see the atacama desert
desert
but many tourists travel south
to a small town called phukon chile's
adventure sports capital
phukon is a fantastic destination for
anybody interested
in adventure sports this small city
has a population of around 20 000 people
it's between a volcano and a lake
so there are lots of different sports
and activities here
what kinds of activities it depends on
the season
in summer many tourists climb to the top
of the rica volcano the volcano
is almost 3 000 meters high
so these hikes aren't easy
at the bottom of the volcano is lake via rica
rica
a popular location for water sports
including sailing
rafting and water skiing
every year around 70 000 tourists
visit the lake they often come here to
play a blanca
a peaceful location with warm clear waters
waters
some visitors go up to trancura river
where they can kayak down some of the
best rapids in chile
but at the moment the volcano the lake
and the river are quiet this is because
it's winter and most people here
this is ski poocom a small resort on the
slopes of via rico volcano
there are 20 different runs here for all
kinds of skiers
and snowboarders these slopes cover a
drop of
900 meters and there are nine
ski lifts to take visitors to the top
from here the peak of the volcano towers
over the whole
resort and as you travel towards it
you can sometimes see steam rising from
the crater
from the top there are amazing views of
the lake
and the surrounding mountains it's an
visitors to phukon enjoy lots of
different adventure sports
in the summer they hike up the volcano
or spend time on the lake
in the winter they race down the
volcano's slopes
and whatever the season they can always
